Dr. Ruobo Zhou

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Ruobo Zhou is an Assistant Professor at Penn State University's Eberly College of Science, specializing in the fields of Chemistry and Biochemistry. His research focuses primarily on bioanalytical techniques, super-resolution fluorescence imaging, single-molecule detection, and the biology of liquid-liquid phase separation. Zhou has contributed significantly to the understanding of spatiotemporal organizations in biomolecules and their implications in neurobiology and immunology. He leads the Zhou Group, which is dedicated to advancing the field of biomedical engineering through innovative bioimaging techniques and interdisciplinary collaborations. His academic journey includes a postdoctoral work in Chemical Biology at Harvard University and a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Zhou has received several prestigious awards, including the NIH Maximizing Investigators' Research Award in 2021 and a 2023 Scialog Fellowship in Advancing Bioimaging. He is actively involved in multiple graduate programs at Penn State, contributing to the Huck Institutes of Life Sciences and various initiatives related to cancer research, bioinformatics, and genomics.

Research Interests

Awards

#2023

Scialog Fellow

#2021

NIH Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA)

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Postdoctoral Fellowship

#2012

NSF Center Physics Living Cells (CPLC) Fellowship

#2012

Chinese Government Award Outstanding Self-Financed Students Studying Abroad

#2010

Yee Memorial Fellowship

#2008

I2CAM-FAPERJ Biological Physics Spring School Travel Award

#2005

Samsung Award

Requirements for Pennsylvania State University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:23
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
GRE General
Prerequisites
Master's degree in related field for PhD Baccalaureate degree from accredited institution
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